You may want Return(T firstValue, params T[] otherValues), otherwise
you could do .Stub(x => x.Something()).Return()
Which doesn't make much sense. :)

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Mark Whitfeld <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, the only change to the public interface would be from Return(T
> value) to Return(params T[] values)
> The great thing about this is that this change will not break old
> code.
> I'm sure the internal changes would be quite substantial though, but
> worth it!!!
> I regularly come across situations where this kind of thing is needed.
> Especially when I have some sort of Factory pattern for instance
> creation.
>
> Mark Whitfeld
> Habanero Development Team
> http://www.habanerolabs.com
>
> On Dec 11, 5:24 pm, Tim Barcz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> When I initially looked at it I thought it make some sense, however the
>> implementation is a bit interesting because now rather than using "Return"
>> the correct type you're you have to pass in a params array of the correct
>> type.  I believe it's doable, but it also increases the surface area of the
>> code base.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:03 AM, Mark Whitfeld 
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hi Tim
>>
>> > I was wondering what your verdict was with the correct behaviour for
>> > ordered returns, etc.
>> > Have you had a look at my suggestion above?
>> > I think that it would solve all ambiguity.
>>
>> > Mark Whitfeld
>> > Habanero Development Team
>> >http://www.habanerolabs.com
>>
>> > On Nov 23, 9:10 am, Mark Whitfeld <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > > I would definitely agree that last in should win, but also that it
>> > > would be nice to have something like what Tim suggested above.
>> > > I thought of another syntax for this possibility. How about:
>>
>> > > mock.Stub(x=>x.Foo()).Return(1,2);
>>
>> > > This would just use a parameter array to specify the desired returns
>> > > in order and therefore you would get the 'last in' winning and the
>> > > desired ordered returns.
>> > > What do you think?
>>
>> > > Mark Whitfeld
>> > > Habanero Development Teamhttp://www.habanerolabs.com
>>
>> > > On Nov 22, 4:09 pm, Tim Barcz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > > > There are cases where a call may be made twice and and each time you
>> > want
>> > > > something different called.
>>
>> > > > mock.Stub(x=>x.Foo()).Return(1);
>> > > > mock.Stub(x=>x.Foo()).Return(2);
>>
>> > > > Where the first call returns 1 and the second call returns 2.
>>
>> > > > If I can pull it off I was thinking of having the framework approach as
>> > > > "last in wins" unless the expectation is explicitly set with a number
>> > of
>> > > > times.  So in the example above, if you called Foo(), 2 would be
>> > returned
>> > > > (last in winning).
>>
>> > > > However if you had:
>>
>> > > > mock.Stub(x=>x.Foo()).Return(1).Repeat.Once
>> > > > mock.Stub(x=>x.Foo()).Return(2);
>>
>> > > > And then called Foo(), you would get 1 (since it was explicitly set
>> > up).
>>
>> > > > Again I don't know if this adds to the confusion or clears it up.
>>
>> > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:38 AM, bill richards <
>> > [email protected]
>>
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > > looking at the example I think you might think that
>> > > > > > it will create a queue of stubbed responses.
>>
>> > > > > Now that's just crazy talk! I write a fair number of C# classes, most
>> > > > > of which contain at least one property getter and setter, for
>> > example:
>>
>> > > > > public SomeClass { public string Text { get; set; } }
>>
>> > > > > during the course of the application running, I might instantiate
>> > > > > SomeClass thus:
>>
>> > > > > var sc = new SomeClass { Text = "First" };
>>
>> > > > > and then later on I might change the text thus:
>>
>> > > > > sc.Text = "Second";
>>
>> > > > > From what you have said above Alex, we should conclude that when
>> > > > > running the following code:
>>
>> > > > > for(var i = 0; i < 2; i++)
>> > > > > {
>> > > > >   if(i == 0 && sc.Text == "First")
>> > > > >       Console.WriteLine("First value retrieved");
>>
>> > > > >   if(i == 1 && sc.Text == "Second")
>> > > > >       Console.WriteLine("Second value retrieved");
>> > > > > }
>>
>> > > > >  I would expect the following output in my Command Window
>>
>> > > > > First value retrieved
>> > > > > Second value retrieved
>>
>> > > > > but we all know that that is just nonsense .... so why would anyone
>> > > > > expect different behaviour from a mocking framework?
>>
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